MySQL Bugs: #75452: Allow SQL scripts to be opened without a connection

Bug #75452	Allow SQL scripts to be opened without a connection
Submitted:	8 Jan 2015 17:59	Modified:	19 Jan 2017 19:15
Reporter:	Todd Farmer (OCA)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench: SQL Editor	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	6.1	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
MySQL Workbench allows users to start MySQL Workbench with an optional argument of a .SQL script file or WB model file.  When started this way, though, the user is required to select and establish a connection before the SQL Editor is opened.  It would be nice to be able to view and edit .SQL files without a live connection.

How to repeat:
Try to open a .SQL file with Workbench without establishing a connection to a MySQL Server.

Suggested fix:
Allow script viewing and editing without a connection.

Posted by developer:
 
Fixed as of the upcoming Workbench 6.3.9 release, and here's the changelog entry:

A valid server connection was required before a script or model file could
be viewed or edited.

Thank you for the bug report.